spoliation

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Noun spoliation has 2 senses

spoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
--₁ is a kind of destruction, devastation

Derived form: verb spoil₃
spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation - the act of stripping and taking by force
--₂ is a kind of plundering, pillage, pillaging

Derived form: verb spoil₇